Fuller Theological Seminary

school, Pasadena, California, United States

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Fuller Theological Seminary is a Christian institution located in Pasadena, California. It was founded in 1942 as a center for conservative scholarship, distinct from the more separatist elements of the fundamentalist movement. The seminary aimed to provide a restatement of faith that was compatible with contemporary intellectual culture. Many schools previously associated with fundamentalism, like the Moody Bible Institute, also transitioned to an evangelical stance, with Fuller Theological Seminary becoming a new intellectual hub for this movement.1

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Christian fundamentalism
The late 19th to the mid-20th century
Their new intellectual center, Fuller Theological Seminary, was opened in Pasadena, California; many of the schools formerly identified with fundamentalism, such as the Moody Bible Institute, also moved into the Evangelical camp. A new ecumenical organization, the National Association of Evangelicals, was organized in 1942.
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Their new intellectual center, Fuller Theological Seminary, was opened in Pasadena, California; many of the schools formerly identified with fundamentalism, such as the Moody Bible Institute, also moved into the Evangelical camp. A new ecumenical organization, the National Association of Evangelicals, was organized in 1942.
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